Mobile Phones - An Executive's Best Friend

With the increase in mobile phone use and international mobile
subscriptions, life is good. Users all over the world are enjoying the
convenience of technology at the fingertips. Worldwide, there are six
billion mobile phone subscribers. The top provider is China, with 500
million subscribers alone.

Ideal for both personal and business
use, the business people know how to take the smart phone to its limits.
In the old days executives would run into coffee shops, looking for
coins in order to make important business calls while travelling between
client appointments. Those days are long gone. While business people
use their mobile for telephone calls, this is only the beginning. A
"smart" mobile phone may also be used for transferring funds, checking
email, uploading and downloading written contracts proposals and other
business docs, instant messaging with clients in other time zones, and
checking the currency exchange. All from the comfort and privacy of
one's car, if desired.

Driving and texting has posed a dangerous
hazard and for this reason alone, many western countries have banned
this. England, France, and some US states have made it illegal to text
whilst driving their automobiles.

If you are lucky enough, your
boss may provide you a mobile phone to use for business and probably
personal needs as well. Of course there is an expense with giving an
employee his or her own phone, but this helps with accountability,
especially for those executives who work in the field. Communication on
all levels is enhanced. The employer can see which calls were made to
which clients and in which regularity. The GPS navigational function and
Google Maps enable the employee easy access to new locations. Using a
fleet mobile plan, the manager can negotiate an attractive rate which
will make the mobile phone expenditure worth the while.

First
analyze employee needs. Is unlimited calling really necessary? What is a
fair limit? A mobile telephone is not a credit card, though some
employees may react in this manner. Ring tones cost $2 apiece, and the
temptation for surfing and personal use is prevalent. Of course the
employee should be allowed some leeway for personal usage, the question
is "how much". When in doubt, consider implicating a dual line, one for
business use and one for personal use within the same mobile phone. Two
separate SIM cards, like a tiny microchip, can be used for this purpose.

Now
it is time to analyze who should be probably given a phone. Once you
have chosen your crew, group them together and ask them to inform you of
the features most important to them, since they will be the ones using
the phones.

Now you will need to compile a list of viable mobile
phone vendors. This list will be later short-listed according to price
offers and other pot sweetening deals.

The top brands on the
market today include the Apple iPhone 4 and 5, Nokia and Samsung,
particularly the Galaxy model. Nokia has recently fallen behind in
market share as the iPhone becomes more financially accessible. The
iPhone alone makes up for 130 million users in the international market
share. Widely considered the best phone available, it momentarily rides
upon the crest of latest breaking technology with functional and
attractive design features.